Pierre Laval

Profession: Prime Minister of France and Head of Vichy France

Nationality:

Biography: French politician who served as Prime Minister of France twice in the 1930s and who collaborated with Nazi Germany as head of Vichy France.

Laval was Time's person of the year in 1931 for opposing the Hoover Moratorium, a temporary freeze on World War I debt payments that was disliked in both France and the US.

Born: June 28, 1883
Birthplace: Châteldon, France

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Cancer

Died: October 15, 1945 (aged 62)
Cause of Death: Executed by firing squad for high treason

Historical Events

1932-02-20 Pierre Laval's first French government falls
1935-01-07 French Foreign minister Pierre Laval and Benito Mussolini sign the Franco-Italian Agreement
1936-01-24 Pierre Laval's second French government falls
1945-07-31 Pierre Laval, fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria

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